Ada Lovelace Day Live is back! The annual ‘science cabaret’ returns with a fantastic line-up of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), who will share their experiences, insights and expertise, inspiring and empowering the next generation of women in STEM.

The event will be compèred by Dr Sally Le Page, and speakers include:

• Dr Samantha Terry, a radiobiologist whose research seeks to determine how different types of radioactivity can be best used in the clinic. She’ll be talking about the use of radioactivity in the treatment of cancer and how to make radioactive treatments more effective.
• Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya, a volcanologist at the University of Leeds who researches volcanic emissions of gases and aerosols, and their impacts on air quality, the environment and people’s wellbeing. She’ll be talking about the recent series of volcanic eruptions in Iceland near the town of Grindavík.
• Mamta Singhal MBE, a chartered design engineer whose career has spanned the toy, snack and drinks industries, working on toys such as Playdoh, Action Man and Barbie. She’ll be exploring the history, engineering, science and manufacturing of your favourite bath toy: the humble rubber duck!
• Takita Bartlett, a mathematician whose work at the intersection of STEM, fashion and education explores the creative applications of maths and technology across fashion and design. Takita will be talking about using crafts to introduce mathematical concepts to children.
• Joysy John MBE, a software engineer, education entrepreneur and edtech advisor who has launched three education non-profits and advised government on edtech policy. Joysy will be talking about the role of technology in education and asking how we can use tech to close the digital skills gap, especially amongst women and people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Dr Sarah Bearchell, a science writer, presenter and trainer who won the 2024 Beetlestone Award for Leadership and Legacy in Informal Science Learning. She’ll be creating clouds live on stage in a multi-sensory, hands-on demo, with help with some volunteers from the audience!
• Prof Anjali Goswami, a palaeobiologist who specialises in the evolution of animal shape, especially skulls. She has developed new mathematical approaches for reconstructing how and why animals look the way they do, now and in the past. Anjali will be talking about why cats are evolutionarily perfect.

Learn more about the speakers and their talks on the Ada Lovelace Day website.

About Ada Lovelace Day

Now in its 16th year, Ada Lovelace Day Live is a global celebration, highlighting and honouring the achievements of women in STEM. It is named after Ada Lovelace, the world's first published computer programmer.